Password articles

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  Microsoft patches bug that left Skype accounts open to attack (update)

  By Aaron Souppouris on November 14, 2012 04:42 am + 99 comments

  Russian hackers have discovered a security hole in Skype's password recovery tool that allows a Continue reading…

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  Twitter resets unknown number of passwords after apparent security breach (update)

  By Adi Robertson on November 8, 2012 09:59 am + 14 comments

  A number of Twitter users have been asked to change their passwords after a potential security Continue reading…

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  Virgin Mobile USA accounts easily hacked due to antiquated password policy, says developer

  By Bryan Bishop on September 19, 2012 01:38 am + 6 comments

  We've had several examples in recent months of just how easy it can be for an individual's personal Continue reading…

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  Dropbox two-step verification security option to lock down your files available now (update)

  By Dante D'Orazio on August 26, 2012 12:14 pm + 36 comments

  Everyone knows that your primary email account is the lynchpin of your digital security: if someone Continue reading…

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  Dumped: how my password went public

  By Louis Goddard on August 9, 2012 11:29 am + 84 comments

  On the morning of July 14th, a Saturday, I woke up to find three successive emails in my Gmail Continue reading…

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  Apple freezing iCloud password changes following Honan hack

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 7, 2012 08:49 pm + 45 comments

  Apple is reportedly instituting a 24-hour freeze on over-the-phone iCloud password changes following Continue reading…

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  Dropbox says spam tied to stolen passwords, employee's list of user emails

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 31, 2012 10:32 pm + 15 comments

  Earlier this month, some Dropbox users began complaining about spam coming to addresses that they Continue reading…

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  Phandroid's Android Forums hacked, 1m accounts compromised

  By Evan Rodgers on July 12, 2012 08:01 pm + 52 comments

  Phandroid's Android Forums announced this week that a hacker recently accessed the message board's Continue reading…

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  Yahoo confirms Contributor Network password hack, says fix is on the way

  By Adi Robertson on July 12, 2012 01:19 pm + 3 comments

  Yahoo has confirmed that about 400,000 user accounts and passwords from one of its services were Continue reading…

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  Yahoo Voice website reportedly hacked, over 400,000 username and passwords made public

  By Tom Warren on July 12, 2012 03:15 am + 20 comments

  Hackers appear to have breached a Yahoo Voice server and posted around 453,000 user accounts and Continue reading…